‘Don’t choke them’: KIRO hosts warn Tacoma that a $20 minimum wage will backfire on the workers it’s meant to help
Tacoma is considering raising its city minimum wage to $20 per hour. KIRO hosts have warned that the increase could negatively impact the workers it intends to support.
Tacoma may raise its city minimum wage from Washington's $17.13 an hour to $20, and KIRO host Jake Skorheim said the city should study what happened the last time.
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